Over the last week, the Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band has been very busy spreading Christmas cheer. The band, made up of students from St. Benedict, St. Anne, St. Raphael and Pius XII, and under the direction of JoAnne Comisso and Leanne Urso, performed on Tuesday, December 9th at Amberwood Suites Retirement Home. On Friday, December 12th they performed 3 concerts at St. Benedict, St. Raphael and Pius XII, and on Monday December 15th they performed at St. Anne. The Band and it’s directors would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!
Category: Schools
Annual St. Benedict toy drive a success
The annual Toy Drive at St. Benedict has concluded and they are happy to announce that they collected 859 toys and over $180.00 to be donated to the TD Bank Toy Caravan. These will in turn be given to the Salvation Army who will ensure that all those families will have a good Christmas.
St. David school hosts aspiring teacher
Mrs. Turner’s Grade 2/3 class at St David welcomed Lakehead (Orillia’s Campus) student teacher, Rebecca Hamilton into our classroom for the past 5 weeks.
In this art piece, Mrs. Hamilton taught the students how to tint the colour blue by mixing in white paint to give the effect of lighter to darker blue starting with the white circle in the middle of the art piece. The white circle is significant in many ways. “We spoke to the students about how God’s love for us is never ending; just like the advent wreath in the shape of a circle. His love is continuous and never ending.” said Hamilton.
Adding the silhouette of the Manger Scene to such a beautiful art piece is absolutely stunning. The students “awed” as they were putting all its pieces together. One student was heard saying, “This is beautiful”. The bright yellow star brought in discussions about geometric polygons when the students were observing Mrs. Hamilton draw one on the blackboard. “I see a pentagon, if you join the points around the star,” said one student. “I see lots of triangles inside the star,” said another. “I see an upside pentagon in the middle of the star!” A clear indication that the geometric unit just completed was successful!!
Christmas is such a special and important time for us in Catholic schools as it brings us right back to our core beliefs. “My students love hearing the Christmas Story read to them year after year. They love learning about the advent wreath, the candles and all that it symbolizes. It is a time to reflect upon patience, peace, love, joy, and Jesus…the true reason for the season! I think this art piece demonstrates this message beautifully.” said Mrs Turner.
Great job, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs Turner and Grade 2/3’s!!
Lions Club generously donates to St. Mark school
The Lions Club generously presented the students of St. Mark a cheque for $70.00 to use towards the students. The money will be used to help pay for bussing for field trips.
St. Mark students rake in awards
St. Mark’s students participated in The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76, Youth Education Program. Students created poems, poster sized black and white drawings, and poster sized coloured drawing.
St. Mark school won nine awards this year. Students had three places in third, three places in second, and three in first.
The students who placed first, will now be moving forward onto the “Zone” competition. On December 11, 2014, Mrs. Judy Robitaille, Youth Education Branch Chairman, came to our school and awarded certificates, specialized pins, ribbons, and monetary prizes.
Good Luck to those of you who have moved on to the “Zone” competition!
Grade 1 class reflects on Christmas miracle with special visitors from SCC
Each year the students in Mme Perrin’s Grade 1 class at St. Bernadette Catholic School reflect upon the miracle of the coming of our saviour, Jesus. Together with friends from Mrs Sauve’s, Human Growth Class at St. Charles College, the students extended their knowledge of the story of Christ’s birth by building a crèche.
Christmas Arts Spectacular tonight at St. Charles College
This morning, students at the feeder schools were wowed by the magical performances of St. Charles’ performing arts students.
The yearly Christmas concert featured MC Jenna Daypuk belting out “Let it Go” from Disney’s “Frozen” which created a sing along by some 550 grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 students.
Other highlights include the choir and band ensembles as well as Parker Szilva and Ava Danyluk singing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”.
The Arts concert is open to the public this evening, Thursday, December 11th at 7 p.m. in the St. Charles College gymnasium.
Living Nativity at St. Anne Catholic School
The true meaning of Christmas recently came to life for all of the students and staff at St. Anne Catholic School in Hanmer. The entire school community came together to celebrate the coming birth of Jesus. Students from FDK to grade 8 participated in the celebration of Jesus’ birthday through prayer and dramatization. Some grade 7 and 8 students acted as a voice in the Nativity story, while students from Mme Trepanier’s FDK class provided a dramatization. “I thought it was really creative and a cute play to watch,” said Cole Hamilton, a grade 8 student at St. Anne Catholic School.
The FDK students were very pleased with their accomplishments, and were happy to display the biggest gift at Christmas: Jesus. “My favourite part was riding on the donkey (wagon). I was happy to be Mary,” said FDK student Makinley Bertrand. “I felt special being Joseph. I liked pulling the wagon and knocking on the door of the Inn,” said Gillis O’Daiskey, FDK student.
Marymount Academy canned food drive collects over 10,000 cans
The Marymount Academy Catholic Charities Council has been hard at work again this year organizing our annual canned food drive for the “Edgar Burton, one more can campaign”. Once again the Regals have done a tremendous job collecting cans and money, their total this year was 10 200 cans! Way to go Regals!